# Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia launched 597 drones and 26 missiles in an overnight air assault on Ukraine. Local authorities say as a result, at least two civilians were killed in the western Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who arrived in North Korea for a visit, met with the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said he met Kim Jong Un in the port city of Wonsan. Lavrov, who traveled from this week’s South East Asian Nations summit in Malaysia, is scheduled to remain in the country until Sunday.
Russia steps up Ukraine bombings